Macroeconomic conditions, institutional factors and demographic structure: What causes welfare caseloads?

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 563-581

  Ayala, Luis ^a   Pérez, César ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b Instituto de Estudios Fiscales   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cointegration; Poverty; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844435140     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00148-005-0225-6     Document Type: Review

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